Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by caution » Wed, Sep 02, 2020, 7:02 AM UTC

Linux from Scratch 10.0
linuxfromscratch.org

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by johnklos » Wed, Sep 02, 2020, 11:48 PM UTC

I've often wondered how one can do this. Good resource.

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by giancarlostoro » Wed, Sep 02, 2020, 11:56 PM UTC

They used to have a live CD for this but not anymore. What kinda setup does anybody who does this go for? I been wanting to try LFS for a while.

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by johnisgood » Wed, Sep 02, 2020, 11:59 PM UTC

Found a typo: "gccc-10.2.0" is supposed to be "gcc-10.2.0".

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by cogman10 » Wed, Sep 02, 2020, 11:59 PM UTC

johnklos wrote: post #2

I've often wondered how one can do this. Good resource.

I followed it as a teenager. LFS is excellent at teaching you all the ins and outs of how linux works. As you build your own linux distro, you get a great feel for what goes into standard distros.

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by cogman10 » Thu, Sep 03, 2020, 12:00 AM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #3

They used to have a live CD for this but not anymore. What kinda setup does anybody who does this go for? I been wanting to try LFS for a while.

You just need a linux distro. I did it back in the day with mandrake linux.

Probably easiest to start with ubuntu.

LFS walks through isolation when you are building the system, so it doesn't really matter what you start with.

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by natcombs » Thu, Sep 03, 2020, 12:15 AM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #3

They used to have a live CD for this but not anymore. What kinda setup does anybody who does this go for? I been wanting to try LFS for a while.

I don’t think they intent is to use it for a daily driver OS, but rather to teach/learn how Linux works,Or at least that’s what my mentors have told me

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by jagged-chisel » Thu, Sep 03, 2020, 12:47 AM UTC

johnisgood wrote: post #4

Found a typo: "gccc-10.2.0" is supposed to be "gcc-10.2.0".

ah, the GNU Crazy Compiler Collection

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by dang » Thu, Sep 03, 2020, 12:50 AM UTC

The project itself was discussed a couple weeks ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24238015

and a month before that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23787526.

If curious see also:

2019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20149111

2016 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11829373

2012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4488162

2012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3677350

2011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3171448

2010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1779665

Re: Linux from Scratch 10.0

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Post by geertj » Thu, Sep 03, 2020, 12:50 AM UTC

I never followed this but in ca 1995 I built a Linux boot / rescue floppy disk from scratch. The amount of confidence this gave me with Linux was insane, and I benefit from it to this day.